Mandates

Mandates

DENRMANDATE

The Department is the primary government agency responsible for the conservation, management, development, and proper use of the country’s environment and natural resources, specifically forest and grazing lands, mineral resources, including those in reservation and watershed areas, and lands of the public domain, as well as the licensing and regulation of all natural resources as may be provided for by law in order to ensure equitable sharing of the benefits derived therefrom for the welfare of the present and future generations of Filipinos.

To accomplish this mandate, the Department shall be guided by the following objectives:

Assure the availability and sustainability of the country's natural resources through judicious use and systematic restoration or replacement, whenever possible

Increase the productivity of natural resources in order to meet the demands for forest, mineral, and land resources of a growing population;

Enhance the contribution of natural resources for achieving national economic and social development;

Promote equitable access to natural resources by the different sectors of the population; and

Conserve specific terrestrial and marine areas representative of the Philippine natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations.

BMBMANDATE

Establishing and Managing Protected Areas

Conserving Wildlife

Promoting and Institutionalizing Ecotourism

Managing Coastal Biodiversity and Wetlands Ecosystems

Conserving Caves and Cave Resources

Information and Education on Biodiversity and Nature Conservation

Managing Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center and the Hinulugang Taktak National Park